Reports emerging from the Democratic Republic of Congo indicate that the hitherto notorious commander of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group known as ‘Baghdad’ has been killed.
According to Major Bilal Katamba, the UPDF Mountain Division/Operation Shujaa Spokesperson, Baghdad (pictured above) was put out of action on Thursday, April 4th in an operation by the joint Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces/Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the ongoing Operation code-named “Shujaa.”
“Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ mobile squad under the 3 Mountain Battalion, operating together with FARDC troops, killed ‘Baghdad’ in the areas of Ambusire, Northwest of Tingwe, 16.5 km from Elengeti Town in Ituri province,” the statement issued Friday, April 5th, reads in part.
Maj Katamba added that in the operation, one sub-machine gun with two magazines, 31 rounds of ammunition, one grenade, and one military radio (walkie-talkie) were also recovered.
“The joint forces continue to hunt and mount pressure on the remnants of the ADF that split into small groups to evade the UPDF/FARDC’s consistent and constant attacks.
Military intelligence reported that the deceased ADF commander hailed from Kyazanga, greater Masaka, in Southwestern Uganda.
Having been flushed out of Mwalika Valley in North Kivu in the last half of 2023, a reasonable number of the ADF remnants moved Northwest of Beni-Kamanda road in the general areas of Mambasa”
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